The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-08
THE VANDALIA DEAL
Comp.stioa Of the Esle and Election Of
Officers.
Effects OF the Change of Ownership on
the Peppsylvania-A New Eutrance
to st, Louis by Way of Vincennes.

syIvania TO that company has been the
talk in railroad circles here to-day, and
great surprise has been expressed that the
usually wide awake Pennsylvania manage
ment has been so completely outdone.
There really was no doubt as to the sale OF
the Vandalia connection by means of the
Terre Haute, at least no reasonable doubt,
but what there was was dissipated when
the news of the Terre Haute election was
received here to-day. This settled the ques-
ton in the minds Of the people generally,
as there is no doubt it has been settled
in the minds of the Pennsylvania and the
st. Louis people for some time. The Globe
Democrat correspondent was informed to-
day, on what seems undoubted authority,
that the Pennsylvania people have known
for some time OF the approaching consum-
nation of the deal, but have not been able
10 thwart it. That this is so, the COM
mencement Of work on improving and
steel-tracking the indianapolis and Vim
cennes seems to indicate.
The Indianapolis and Nincennes, as it is
well known, is Pennsylvania property,
but has been of but very little service. Its
own traffic has never approached paying
expenses, and 1t has been such drain on
the parent road, the Pennsylvania, that
but little attention has been devoted to
keeping it in repair. Consequently, when
the steel tracking commenced, some sur
the cause for the display of enterprise were
of no avail. It now transpires that the i'm
provement is with the intention of making
the Indianapolis and Vincennes a part of
the Pennsylvania's main line west aud
southwest, IN connection with the Ohio
and Mississippi road to st. Louis. When
the Pennsylvania people discovered their
predicamept in reference to the loss
of the Vandalia, they found several
int
were objections to all of them. The Ohio
and Mississippi connection was to be pre-
ferred, for the reason that it was shorter,
more direct and arrangements had to be
made with but one road, the Pennsylvania
accomplishing part of the distance with its
own road, the Indianapolis and Vlncennes;
out while it was preferable on this account
it was not desirable, because of its previous
utilization and connection with the Balti-
more and Ohio management and its sup
posed friendliness now. The friendship,
however, was not more than skin deep, and
the Pei nsylvania people soon became con-
WINGED the Ohio and Mississippi would
rather prefer to join hands against the
Baltimore and Ohio than anything else.
Then the Ohio and Mississippi found
itself pinched for terminals and depot ia
cilities in Cincinnati, and traced its hard
ships 70 the Baltimore management. There
was no relief for this, apparently, and the
Ohio and Mississippi began to talk
of taking its manag 5ment away
from Cincinnati. Then an alliance was
suggested with the Pennsy lvania, and the
Globe-Democrat correspondent is informed
that since then several conferences have
been held between the Pennsylvania and
Ohio and Mississippi people, and that q
proposition is now being considered by
them whereby the Ohio and Mississippi
will have the benefit of the heavy traffic on
the Pennsylvania west and southwest, and
will in return give the Pennsylvania the
bes' OF facilities through to its Western out
els with as unobstructed use of the tracks
If the Ohio and Mississippi as If it owned
hem. The alliance will also, ii is said, be
bic to seriously cripple the Ives syndicate
Lifts plan to take the Baltimore and Ohio
t1to st. Louis, and thus make a new
through trunk line, under one manage
nent, from the sea coast to the Mississippi
River. It seems, from q story confden-
tally told in Pennsylvania circles here,
that the Baltimore and Ohio manipulators
have IN their Vandalia acquisition bought
pig in the poke.
1t is claimed here that the Vandalia has
no entrance into East st. Lodis, and that
it can not take the Baltimore and Ohio
nearer than three miles to its Western con-
nections, and that between the two points
there Is nothing but railroad property,
which is held very high and can not be &C
Iuired. The Vandalia, it seems, runs on
Nhio and Mississippi property, and has
imply been tolerated in the past. Some
ears ago the Ohio and Mississippi brought
nit against the Vandalia, but did not push
he same. The agreement now proposed
between the Ohio and Mississippi and the
PenDsylv contemplates the resurrec-
ton of the suit, and an Injunction pre-
renting the Vandalia from longer using
he property of the Ohio and Mississippi.
4 prominent Pittsburg, Cincinnati and st.
Louis official said tonight that he thought
The prospects were good for keeping the
Baltimore and Ohio out at both ends of its
great trunk line, leaving it beginning and
ending at no place. This being the condi-
ion of affairs, it is difficult to see Just what
the Baltimore has gained by the march it
mas stolen. 1t is said here that PennsyI-
vania business will be entirely Withdrawn
Immediately from the Vandalia, and that
tstrafic Will within few GAYS be moving
scsmoothly on the Indianapolis and Vim.
ennes and the Ohio and Mississippi that
10 one will know that anything has hap
,ened.
Garrett in Conference on the Deal.
Baltimore Dispatch to the Globe.D Democrat
President Steyner, of the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, spent the
SfedVtI portion Ol LO-udy Win freslOent
Jarrett, of the Baltimore and Ohio, at the
latter's country seat at Baltimore. Mr..
| Garrett, on account of pending negotla-
| ions, will postpone his departure for Eu.
cope from the 10th to 18th inst. The con-
erence to-day was in relation to the
purchase Of the Vandalia route by the Gin
oinnad. Hamilton and Dayton. Before
| leaving for New York this afternoon Mr..
Stayner admit, d the report of the pur-
! chase of the Vandalis, and smllingly init
mated that now the Pennsylvania would
| be given terms over the Vandalia IN accord
ance with Their terms to the Baltimore and
Ohio over the Pennsylvania system be-
| tween New York and Philadelphia. Mr..
| Stayner was gaarded in what he said, but
| be said enough to warrant the inference
that the Pennsylvania could not hope for
any favors from the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton unless willing to make conces-
sioDs to the Baltimore and Ohio for the use
Of the Pennsylvania New York lire.
John A. HabIeton & Co., the bankers,
who do so much of the Garrett business,
and are known to have inside information
of Baltimore and Ohio affairs, in their cir
| cular this evening, say:
THE negotiations between the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company and a syndi-
cate supposed to be interested in the Gin
cinnat, Hamilton and Dayton and other
companies are rapidly drawing to a con-
clusion, and it is anticipated that the ia
nous deal will soon be contaminated and
| its nature and effect explained to the pub